31(1)The Scottish Civil Justice Council and Criminal Legal Assistance Act 2013 is amended in accordance with this paragraph.
(2)In section 2 (functions of the Council)—
(a)in subsection (1)(c), after sub-paragraph (i) insert—
“(ia)draft fees rules,”,
(b)after subsection (6), insert—
“(6A)For the purposes of this Part, “draft fees rules” means drafts of such provision as the Court of Session may make by act of sederunt under section 105(1) or 106(1) of the Courts Reform (Scotland) Act 2014 (powers to regulate court fees).”.
(3)In section 4 (Court of Session to consider rules)—
(a)in subsection (1), after “rules” where it first occurs insert “, draft fees rules”,
(b)in subsection (2), after “rules” where it first occurs insert “, draft fees rules”,
(c)in subsection (3)—
(i)the words from “which” to “section 2(5)” become paragraph (a), and
(ii)after that paragraph insert—
“(b)under section 105(1) or 106(1) of the Courts Reform (Scotland) Act 2014.”.